no one can live life in loneliness, only stars in the sky far away... [WELCOME everyone from everywhere, with intention or by accident - THIS BLOG IS BEST VIEWED IN WEB VERSION FORMAT as its how I envision it to be with the text and photos but still any layout format will work just fine.]

So aku sampai, ramai je orang... as usual fans from all ages, young and older, males and females with variety of dressing style. Aku standard la pakai slipper sua.So aku masuk quite early then aku realise macam nak sold out je.. and by 8pm memang full house.

8pm on the dot. Lovehunters go on stage with a support keyboardist ( who also plays the saxophone on some songs ), a 'Metallica' backing gitarist, and a percussionist and for the first song also a Malay lady who later on support on some other songs with her violin and she really I think is fantastic everytime she appears on stage. Show-stealer gitu this lady violinist.

So a female compere give a few welcome words. And off we go! And SOUND dia dari starting... dahsyat giler siak!! And really I like it, and the lighting.. lampu2 dia punye spot lights, tukar2 warna , pusing sana pusing sini, zig-zag, giler babi punye best lighting show dia... aku suka sangat. Well done to the lighting and sound staff.

So Yazid cakap dah 10 tahun dorang tak sama2, then its full house for the show and how happy they are.Then... a slow rock but very nice song - Ku Tetap Menanti. Hehee lagu cinta pun kadang2 tangkap leleh ok kalo kena mood. HAHA.

Interlude - So Lovehunters left the stage.. and the video screen starts to play some pre-recorded videos of personalities talking and paying tribute to Lovehunters.Art Fadzil, Ramli Sarip, Joe Salim ( ni producer Clash Of The Bands and he remiscent how he discover Lovehunters kat Orchard nye battle of the bands ), Hartina Ahmad who writes a lot for Lovehunters and other music personalities.. Ohh and Mr Cikgu Yusnor Ef also has praises and stories of Lovehunters..pasal rambut panjang dorang masa nak buat rakaman tv and they left the recording stage secara hormat without proceeding with the recording pasal dorang nye principle,

Art Fadzil has this great words - Kekuatan Lovehunters terletak kat huruf ta. Or else it will become Lovehun'ers and dah tak cool.Mr Yusnor Ef also say about Lovehunters songs meaningful for the Malay community, and being ahead of their time - the song ozon, and also writing about aids and he say something about manusia berperangai macam monyet haha.

Ingatlah.. fuyooo. laju and heavy as %*$&Ozon - such a gloomy doomy slow heavy number. Lagu ni buat aku teringat Black Sabbath zaman Ronnie James Dio. ooo this song starts with a newsreader appearing on the video screen. A lot of effort has been put in for this concert la. Very worth it.

Then Yazid says some nasihat about all of us should be living a sederhana life. So they next play Hidup Sederhana. A very nice catchy song this one.Then an old song I had not heard for a very long time, the raggae sounding Demam. Ooohh suka sangat aku lagu ni dorang main live.

First song they played this part was Angel In The Nite. Amboi audience kuat siak singalong lagu ni. Aku rasa ramai orang pun tak sangka dulu2 tu 90an lagu ni was top English song kat radio singapore 98.7. Unsangkarable band rock melayu punye break-thru.Then they say a thank you to Art Fadzil who was in the crowd. Then they say the next song is written by him.Skalitukan, skalitukan, siol... dorang main wa nye feberet song siak haha. Tak rugi wa pergi.Shed No Tears. Suka siak aku. The best moment of the whole nite for me.

After a fabulous Di Menara Singgahsana with the lady violinist really a show stealer with her gesekan which macam aku cakap tadi very fascinating nak-nak untuk uncultured people like myself. Dia ni from Singapore Malay Orchestra tak salah.

So then abis kan? Yazid was asking the whole place to singalong again chorus Sambut Kasih Ku. Tak boleh game ah.So thank yous to certain people. Then Saha announce they dah perform 3 jam, and this is Lovehunters last performance. Ooohhh they really mean it siak, last concert. And they mention about ticket abis and ramai tak dapat datang.

Iron Maiden(of course), Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Ritchie Blackmore's RAINBOW, Megadeth, Nightwish etc etc in an 11 DAYS Madness backpacking, little sleep, alone thru England & Germany thousands of km by Planes/Trains/Buses and lots of walking thru muddy watery floods and rain. I will also add additional details on how to get to some of these rocking places. Reports and photos to be updated whenever I got the chance. Click some of the event tshirts above to get direct to these related "Rock Europe 2016" postings..

SOME IRON MAIDEN SHOWS ARE FOR ME TO GO ""MENTAL"", WHILE SOME OTHER shows are for me to be like a mouse & to try to take photos and be more focus on each member of the band, analyse their performance as a fan and the show itself. This is a Maiden show that I did not went "MENTAL. LOL!!. So lots of pretty photos that I like and doesnt matter if no one else like it. As usual click Steve Harris above

How To Travel alone To Hellfest, Clisson Nantes France and all the good and bad that comes with it?

Click the above backprint of the tshirt to see how I travel alone to Hellfest without knowing any French using public transportation, choosing to sleep in Nantes nightly, and all the many mistakes that I made, which hurts my budget LOL!!!

Click the Maiden England poster above for the still INCOMPLETE report of my backpacking travels to Donington Park Download Festival, Birmingham, London, and Frankfurt to see some really awesome bands in some awesome places with awesome crowds

I try to photograph Maiden in the madhouse environment of their first night in Frankfurt 2013

As the previous tour, the photos I took may not be nice to other peoples eyes, but I love every each of these results, click Steve Harris above for their 2013 in action photos. Sadly not as many as the 200 photos I took of them in action across Australia in 2011.

Scream For Me Donington!!

How did I travel to Donington Park daily by staying at Derby instead of camping.

Click above photo of Iron Maiden headlining on the second day for 2013 festival. Donington Download Festival Logistics is amazing for me, as the crowd can hit near 100,000

Would be nice if Maiden plays South East Asia for this very special Maiden England tour but ....

11 June 2013 Frankfurt Germany

12 June 2013 Frankfurt Germany

15 June 2013 Donington Park UK

xx xx 2013 Malaysia

xx xx 2013 Singapore

It begins with a dream... I dont think I can ever repeat this adventure again

I am so happy with each photo because I have always wondered how its like to capture photos of Maiden on stage and I did it although I am using a cheap, easy to smuggle in, easy to hide from security, small point and shoot camera and trying to stand still in a sea of madness.

its " www.deafeningforever.blogspot.com ". Last updated - 11 April 2011. Or go thru the *labels sections in this same column to check out my previous visits to exhibitions, museums, historical places and zoos. I love these stuffs.

* labels linked to topics I blog before or you can find similar labels at bottom of each blog post.

Personalised Trooper Eddie

Derek Riggs was kind enough to accede to my humble request for a drawing of my favourite Eddie when I got the Hardcover version (now sold out) of his book..

Youtube Channel

Bootlegs of some live shows attended, scenes of live shows and Festivals, some frolicking animals at the zoo, travelling & other things...

The latest by me on some topics.

cds, dvds, concerts, merchandise, books, travelling, animals, zoos, nature,photography, leisure, food and everything else is ALL MIXED UP in this blog, these are some of my latest opinions on some of the topics, the rest YOU CAN go thru the labels section above.

Where Eagles Dare ( my other websites )

A Most Memorable Evening

It took me 25 years as a Maiden fan (83-08) to finally see them live with my better half by my side. Pathetic and embarassing as a loyal fan but I cant afford it before being in the wrong bloody continent. One of the great lessons in life, when you really want something, you have to put in much effort. It may look to be beyond your ability and reach, but sometimes dreams can come true. Mine did.

stranger in a strange land

ghost of the navigator

~ Mentally Yours ~

"I never went to college
I dont have a degree
Lets say I went to nite school
I learned all I know on the streets
I wasnt born a rich man
I aint got no pedigree
The sweat on this old collar
Thats my Ph.D."
In life, there are things that most people take for granted, but not for me but everyone has their stories.
My earthly pleasures are many but two more evil ones and the milestones are -
1979 - became a lifelong Arsenal fan because its the choice of either supporting the Gunners or The Red Devils and "as a young boy chasing dragons", devils are bad and the cannon looks pretty. Anyway, you can change your life, but you cant change your team. 1983 - listened to Iron Maiden's Piece Of Mind tape and the rest is a glorious history..
2008 - Pathetic and embarassing but thats the truth, I only got to see Maiden live in Perth for the first time in my life with my better half by my side. It means a lot to me. Fast forward to 2011, they played Singapore for their long suffering fans in South East Asia. I also managed to backpack to Australia to catch them again in a few places.
So not bad really, for a fan born in the ass of the world as far as being a Maiden fan is concerned.

Let me take you far away, You'd like a holiday..

Once in a blue moon and if we can save up a bit, we take the chance to get away out of Malaysia and Singapore and go to another place, and these are our adventures. Click Krabi's bamboo island beach above or check on the *labels section for the specific places. AND NOPE THAT IS NOT ME ABOVE LOL!!! I just like this photo...